Agis-Léon Ledru
Agis-Léon Ledru | |
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Born | May 31, 1816 Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
Died | October 5, 1885 |
Alma mater | École des Beaux-Arts |
Occupation | Architect, politician |
Children | Louis-Antoine-Marie Ledru Gaultier de Biauzat |
Parent(s) | Louis-Charles-François Ledru |
Relatives | Jean-François Gaultier de Biauzat (great-grandfather) |
Agis-Léon Ledru (1816-1885) was a French architect and politician.
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The Église Saint-Ferréol, designed by Ledru.
The Spa in Royat, designed by Ledru.
Early life[]
Agis-Léon Ledru was born in 1816.[1] His father, Louis-Charles-François Ledru, was an architect.[2]
Ledru graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1837,[1] where Louis-Hippolyte Lebas and Jean-Nicolas Huyot were his professors.[3]
Career[]
Ledru was an architect in the Puy-de-Dôme. Some of the buildings he designed, like the in Murol, are listed as official historic monuments.[4] He also designed the spas in La Bourboule, Chamalières and Royat.[5][6][7] Additionally, he designed a convent, a school and a fountain in Riom.[8][9][10]
Meanwhile, Ledru served as the mayor of Clermont-Ferrand from 1871 to 1873 or 1874.[1][2]
Death[]
Ledru died in 1885.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "LEDRU , Agis Léon". Le comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Pierre, Marcel; Pierre, Maryse (2006). Clochers de Basse-Auvergne. Nonette, Puy-de-Dôme: Editions Créer. p. 40. ISBN 9782848190396. OCLC 70987559.
- ^ Gonzalez, Pierre-Gabriel (April 28, 2014). "L'histoire de cette famille auvergnate a commencé avec Louis-Charles-François Ledru". La Montagne. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Ferréol, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Établissement thermal dit Les Grands Thermes, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Etablissement thermal (également sur commune de Royat), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Etablissement thermal (également sur commune de Chamalières), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Couvent d'oratoriens, puis collège de l'Oratoire, puis collège Michel de l'Hospital, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: École des frères des écoles chrétiennes, puis école communale Maurice Genest, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Porte de Layat, Fontaine de Chazerat, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Categories:
- 1816 births
- 1885 deaths
- People from Clermont-Ferrand
- Mayors of Clermont-Ferrand
- Alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts
- 19th-century French architects
- Prix de Rome for architecture
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- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes politician stubs
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